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| Delhi school stampede kills five | Delhi school stampede kills five |
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| At least five girls have been killed in a stampede at a state-run school in a crowded area of the Indian capital, Delhi, police and doctors say. | At least five girls have been killed in a stampede at a state-run school in a crowded area of the Indian capital, Delhi, police and doctors say. |
| The stampede in Khajuri Khas area took place when the students were asked to evacuate their classrooms after rumours of an electric short-circuit. | |
| At least 24 girls were injured as panic-stricken students tried to run out of a narrow exit. | |
| The wounded have been taken to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital. | The wounded have been taken to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital. |
| The state authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident. | The state authorities have ordered an inquiry into the incident. |
| "About 40 children were being moved from one section of the school to another," news agency AFP quoted a police officer at the Khajuri Khas police station as saying. | |
| Police have cordoned off the area and a huge crowd of parents and local people has gathered outside the school. | |
| Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit is on her way to the hospital to visit the injured children. |